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All day itinerary:
10:00am Many local shops will open
11:00am Food trucks and street vendors will open
11:00am– 7:00pm DJ K-Stock will be playing holiday music all day
11:00am– 5:30pm Carolers and Holiday Hostesses will be strolling
4:00pm Carriage and trolley rides begin *they will stop at 5:30 to participate in the parade. Rides will resume after the parade until 8:00 p.m.
5:00pm Community caroling in the Park
5:30pm Tree Lighting Ceremony in Legacy Park, caroling
6:30pm Holiday Horse Parade begins

The following local businesses will have extended hours, and several are planning special events for the day:
Carmazzi’s Candy & General Store
Carriage House Salon- get your Santa Dos from 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. then go to Serina Ann Photography, both will be open to help with great memories
Downtown Divas
Eve’s Place
Farm Charm
In Good Taste Market
Let’s Eat Cake
Lily’s Garden
Montego Designs Unlimited
Oxner’s General Store (Santa Land Location)
The Merchant- from 10am-8pm a "Secret Santa Shop" will be stocked with $1-$5 gifts for kids to come shop for everyone on their lists- moms, grandmas, dads, grandpas, siblings, friends, even pets! They will get to wrap each item in a bag and gift tag at the time of purchase. Around 5:30 they’ll be passing out FREE glow necklaces to any child that comes to 112 N Main St and we will have cool fiber optic wands for sale.
The Shop Around the Corner
Vintage Traveler
The Episcopal Church of the Epiphany- Carols, Candles and Cocoa, beginning at 5pm
Champaign County Youth Choir

The following Food Trucks will be in the Square:
Schmidt’s Sausage Truck
Cumberland Kettle Corn
DOOGS, including their famous mini donuts
Tommy’s Double Barrel BBQ
Mom Andrasik’s (Hungarian Cabbage Rolls)
La Granja

Visit their website at http://champaignfamilyymca.org. Bidding will be under the auction tab. Stop in and see the YMCA staff where they will help you make your bid!

Preview date is Friday, December 3rd at 3pm and the auction is from Saturday, December 4th at 9am to Monday, December 13th at 6pm!

For questions or concerns please email:
Zackery Huff- zhuff@champymca.org
Polly Long- polly@ctcn.net
Mike Henson- mahenson56@gmail.com
Melanie Bahan- mbahan@champymca.org

The library was located at 160 West Market Street until November 25, 1996 and has since moved to 1060 Scioto Street. Can you believe it has been 25 years since the library opened at its current location?

Join the library staff for treats, scavenger hunts, a stroll down memory lane, and more!

There will also be special displays and activities through the end of the month for those unable to attend!

November 27: Shop Small Saturday, Champaign County and Champaign County Holiday Bazaar, Champaign County Fairgrounds

December 3-5: Holiday Open House, Monument Square District in Downtown Urbana

December 4-5: Antique Show and Flea Market, Champaign County Fairgrounds

December 4: Christmas in the Village, Downtown Saint Paris

December 5: Man on the Monument 150 Year Dedication, Monument Square District in Downtown Urbana

December 11: Christmas in the Village, Downtown Mechanicsburg

Discover the answers to these questions – and learn a whole lot more – during a walking tour of Urbana’s Oak Dale Cemetery on Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23.

Led by historian John Bry, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Historic Preservation from Southeast Missouri State University and a Master’s of Science in Historic Preservation from Ball State University, tour-goers will visit 5 private family mausoleums (including the Marshall, Brown/Murphy/Milligan, Weaver, Marvin and the Miller/Mosgrove families) and the former Receiving Vault to hear about history, locations and significant people who have touched Urbana and Champaign County.

There will be four walking tours each evening beginning at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., 7 p.m., and 8 p.m., and each tour will be limited to approximately 40 minutes each. The walking tour is not handicap-accessible and will require participants to wear comfortable shoes in order to walk carefully in grass and on asphalt. No pets are allowed to attend this event, and the tour will be well-lit but tour-goers are encouraged to bring flashlights.

Face masks are not required at this time, but the CCPA will adhere to any COVID-19 mandates in place at the time of the event. Tours allow 45 people to go at once; social distancing is encouraged. To secure yourself a spot, please go online at https://www.ccpapreserveohio.org/events.html to purchase tickets directly from the CCPA. Tickets are $10 each. Once purchased, tickets are non-refundable.
If you’d like to become a member of the CCPA or would like to donate in kind, please visit this website to learn more: https://www.ccpapreserveohio.org/.